Trusted Assessor Band 4

7 months ago

Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

You will be an enthusiastic practitioner who will work both independently and collaboratively, visiting patients in their own homes, as a valued member of the D2A Team. The team is based as Regent House in the centre of Stockport. You will work closely with Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Physiotherapists to deliver an assessment service for patients who have been discharged from the acute or D2A settings.

You will work as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary and supportive team based in the community and with remote working processes and technology in place. A full induction programme will be provided with the appropriate training and regular supervision as well as an annual appraisal and in
- service training.
- You will work in the community as an autonomous practitioner visiting patients in their own home, providing a D2A assessment of needs under the guidance of qualified community staff.
- You will assess patients in line with your own competencies and provide recommendations to the MDT as part of your assesment
- You will also contribute to the supervision of junior staff and students
- You will follow all Trust standards, policies and procedures, appropriate to the position.
- You will maintain accurate and up to date electronic data and records using the approved system and following national and local standards

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

Communications
- To provide timely and regular feedback to the MDT regarding intervention and patient progress.
- To report any change or problem encountered during patient contact as soon as possible to the MDT.
- To demonstrate a positive and flexible attitude to all aspects of work and maintain effective, professional relationships within the team.
- To communicate effectively with the wider inter-professional team e.g., Social Workers, District Nurses, GP
- To use a range of persuasive verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and carers to motivate, encourage active participation.
- To communicate with patients and carers who may have barriers to communication. This may include cognitive impairment, depression, behavioural problems, difficulty accepting diagnosis or prognosis, dysphasia, or cases where English is not the patient or carer’s first language.
- To attend staff and team meetings as required and contribute effectively.
- To participate in the supervision of Senior Support Workers.

Responsibility for Patient Care
- To carry out Discharge to Assess assessments post discharge from Acute or other D2A settiong.
- To progress referrals to other services.
- To report back to the MDT on a regular basis as appropriate, regarding patient progress and report any changes in the patient’s condition or functional ability.
- To be able to move and handle patients competently and confidently, following Trust policies and procedures.
- To demonstrate patient centred practice and maintain patient confidentiality.
- To assess for appropriate care needs and be responsible for writing care plans.
- To contribute to the patient’s electronic clinical records.
- To make an appropriate judgement of the patient’s ability to participate with treatment prior to each intervention.
- To provide support and advice to carers and relatives as appropriate.

Planning and organising
- To organise own workload in an efficient manner and prioritise the workload if necessary.
- To carry out routine administration tasks as required.
- To be responsible for equipment and materials appropriate to the service, reporting any faults to immediate supervisor.
- To actively contribute to the efficient management of the department’s resources, including ordering, monitoring of departmental supplies.
- To provide cover in the absence of colleagues as required.

Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
- To be familiar with the use a

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